Spartans
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American radio executive
National Football League playoff game
defunct National Football League team
Spartans is a nickname historically associated with the Portsmouth Spartans, an early National Football League team that later became the Detroit Lions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spartans canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio executive
ⓘ
National Football League playoff game ⓘ defunct National Football League team ⓘ |
| abbreviation | POR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Portsmouth, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityPopulationContext | one of the smallest cities to host an NFL franchise ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | major professional sports ⓘ |
| conference | NFL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disestablished | 1934 ⓘ |
| division | NFL Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early NFL franchise ⓘ |
| formerName | Portsmouth Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1930 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to modern Detroit Lions franchise ⓘ |
| homeGamesPlayedAt | Universal Stadium in Portsmouth, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Universal Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedLeague | 1930 ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| location | Chicago Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGame | 1932 NFL Playoff Game ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 1932 NFL season ⓘ |
| owner | George A. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerOf |
Detroit Lions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Chicago Bears
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIndoors | true ⓘ |
| playedSeasonsInNFL |
1930
ⓘ
1931 ⓘ 1932 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Detroit Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | relocated and renamed as Detroit Lions ⓘ |
| successorOf | Portsmouth Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
ⓘ
purple ⓘ |
| teamNameOrigin | named after the city of Portsmouth’s high school team nickname "Spartans" ⓘ |
| teamType | franchise ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.